Some Texas Republicans are celebrating what they call the most conservative Legislature in the state's history. Not everyone on the right is satisfied.
The measure bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, as early as six weeks of pregnancy. One of the nation s strictest abortion laws has no exception for rape or incest.
“We should have ‘constitutional carry’ in Texas,” Abbott told North Texas radio host Rick Roberts in April.
“This is a simple restoration of Texans’ constitutional right under the Second Amendment, a right of the people to keep and bear arms,” the Senate sponsor, Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, said on the floor Monday. “I think it is a bill that is the strongest bill I’ve seen in my legislative career regarding the rights of our Second Amendment.”
House Bill 1927 would nix the requirement for Texas residents to obtain a license to carry handguns if they’re not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun.
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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) praised the Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation now headed to his desk by saying, “Don’t mess with Texas.”
State Rep. Shelby Slawson (R) tweeted that the Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation, which state Rep. Justin Holland (R) sponsored, passed Monday night and is now headed to Abbott’s desk.
Abbott anticipated the passage of the Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation, tweeting hours earlier:
Texas is on its way to becoming a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State.@JustinaHolland s #HB2622 would protect the Lone Star State from any new federal gun control regulations.
Don t tread on Texas.#2A#txlege
Abbott signs heartbeat abortion law, says Texans work to protect life On: 5/21/2021, By , In: Nation .A pregnant Texas woman holds an image from a sonogram she received at the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La., Feb. 13, 2020. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a heartbeat measure May 19, 2021, that would prohibit abortions as early as six weeks. (CNS photo/Lila Engelbrecht, Reuters) .Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks in Dallas May 4, 2018. He signed into law a heartbeat measure May 19, 2021, that would prohibit abortions as early as six weeks. (CNS photo/Lucas Jackson, Reuters)
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